microbial activity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmicrobialandactivity
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microbial
adjective
uk/maɪˈkrəʊ.bi.əl/us/maɪˈkroʊ.bi.əl/
relating to microbes (= very small living things, especially ones that ...
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activity
noun
uk/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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A microbiological ecosystem occurs whereby crystallized salt, lying in near-saturated salt water, is laden withmicrobialactivity.
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The water content was adjusted to comprise 0.55 of the waterholding capacity, which gives optimal conditions formicrobialactivity.
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Also, the increase in residue biomass with time likely stimulatedmicrobialactivityand therefore increased the production of carbonic acid, a by-product from microbial respiration.
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These anomalies are attributed tomicrobialactivity, especially fungal growth, which was clearly visible.
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Thus, the effects of particular organic amendments on soilmicrobialactivityunder a given cultivation system and climatic conditions need to be assessed.
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The positive relationship between decomposition rate and soil organic carbon, and with soil microbial biomass suggests thatmicrobialactivitymay enhance the decomposition process.
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This accumulation enhancesmicrobialactivityin the first rains of the wet season.
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Thus, it may be difficult to find deep structures containing calcite that precipitated contemporaneously withmicrobialactivityand likely to preserve evidence of metabolic processes.
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On the other hand, the decomposition depends on various factors such as microclimate, the presence of decomposers andmicrobialactivity.
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Petroleum-degradingmicrobialactivityis known to occur even at low temperature, and can be enhanced by the addition of nutrients.
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Keys to extending the period of beneficialmicrobialactivityin biopiles are temperature control and substrate availability.
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Microbialactivityas regulated by soil water-filled pore space.
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Microbial biomass decreased during the rainy season when soil moisture conditions were favourable for themicrobialactivity.
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The recent advances in microbial biochemistry and genetics provide a wealth of new information onmicrobialactivitywith many new opportunities to understand the influence of microbes on geological processes.
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During this periodmicrobialactivityis at its lowest because of low soil temperatures and therefore the production of carbonic acid is likely at its minimum.
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In addition, there is very little about modelling of soil organism populations, the rhizosphere processes, or the insights intomicrobialactivityobtained by molecular biological methods.
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Doran et al.40 have shown that aerobicmicrobialactivityincreases to a maximum at 0.6 and then decreases at higher values as aeration becomes limiting.
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Soilmicrobialactivity, nitrogen cycling, and long-term changes in organic carbon pools as related to fallow tillage management.
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